Increase your impact for yourself, your legal team and your business
As we emerge from a period where legal functions have been immersed in urgent and operational matters, many senior counsel are taking a step back to re-evaluate their role, function and team in a drastically changed environment.
While traditionally many in-house lawyers saw their legal knowledge and expertise as their core value, research has shown that in-house leaders also need to take on a more strategic leadership role that drives the organisation’s business objectives in order to be better recognised and valued.
We commissioned the Center for Creative Leadership to explore this paradox: how can in-house lawyers provide unbiased legal expertise, whilst being an advocate for the organisation’s business needs and objectives?
This paper explores what it means for an in-house legal leader to be ‘strategic.’ It looks at how legal leaders can add greater value to their organisation by developing the way they think, act, and influence others to create direction, alignment and commitment.
What does this paper cover?
When being a good lawyer is not enough
The way that in-house leaders create value for their organisation has changed
In-house legal leadership
Defining effective leadership by three leadership outcomes: direction, alignment and commitment
Strategic in-house legal leadership and its challenges
Adapting the strategic leadership model to reflect the key skillsets that in-house leaders need to focus on
Becoming a strategic in-house leader
How to develop people, create conditions and make it real
Practical support for in-house leadership
LexisPSL’s In-House Advisor is packed with practical content to support your development and thinking around effective in-house leadership. The LexisPSL Guide to Leadership for In-House Counsel is a great starting point, whether you are new to leadership or seeking fresh perspectives as an experienced General Counsel.
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